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Exactly one week ago Washington Post readers had to endure perhaps the most unrequested combination of all-times.
One would think it could not go down from there, but the well is indeed very deep. By Friday, June 22nd, Jeffrey Goldberg was sticking up for New Jersey’s “Girthy Pamela Des Barres” Chris Christie and his constant stalking of Bruce Springsteen with love unrequited — why won’t you love me, Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce?
Perhaps because you are an asshole?
But amazingly, the Boss’s nightmare was not at an end, and he could not escape right-wing camp followers no matter what preventative measures he took, just yesterday it was David Brooks:
They say you’ve never really seen a Bruce Springsteen concert until you’ve seen one in Europe, so some friends and I threw financial sanity to the winds and went to follow him around Spain and France.
First, who the hell is “they”? Second, Is there a greater sign of cultural danger to rock music than David Brooks and his “friends” (can I dub them the “BoBros”?) traipsing around foreign nations to see it?
Now I’m just waiting for Charles Krauthammer’s report on his love of REO Speedwagon.
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Oh, they’re not monsters, they’re not creepy, they like music just like us.
Aye Stony,
Bobros is worthy though :D
Good morning ,
How do these types arise from among us to show us in the ways of the world ?
Bobo’s great accomplishment in life is just what ?
Charles Pierce is a national treasure. He’s addressed Bobo’s fascination with The Boss. My favorite line:
It’s a wonder that Moral Hazard hasn’t bitten him…
Good morning, pups. Ms. Collins is off today, so The Moustache of Wisdom has the floor to himself. In “The Fear Factor” he opines that the Arab awakenings happened because the Arab peoples stopped fearing their leaders, but they stalled because the Arab peoples still fear each other.
Here he is.
The coffee and tea are ready, I’ve got cold drinks in the fridge, and help yourself to some lemon poppy seed muffins. If you’re not familiar with Charles Pierce, give him a try. Nobody, not even Doghouse Riley, does a better job of eviscerating Bobo. He’s not all that fond of Mittens either… Have a great day.
Driftglass pegs Bobo’s intestines to the mast, then makes ‘im dance around the quarterdeck most fancifully with the Photoshop (tiny bit NSFW if yer boss is lookin’ for an excuse to let ye go).
Charles Pierce has more of a surgical way about ‘im, I’ll be admittin’. But for the thrill that’s in it, I’ll take Drifty nine o’ ten.
Driftglass did a nice compilation of the folks clubbing Bobo like a baby seal, but that Photoshop…
Oh, ouch. Things that have been seen cannot be unseen… I’m off to find the Clorox and a wire brush for my eyeballs.
Well. It turns out that if enough people point at you and guffaw you can be forced to change your mind. Welcome back to the University of Virginia, President Sullivan.
Really. What “they” say is that you’ve never really seen Springsteen (and the E Street Band–everybody forgets them) until you’ve seen him in New Jersey. Which makes sense. And they’re right.
How dare a dirty f*cking liberal hippie write and perform a popular song called “Born in the USA” and not let conservative politicians co-opt it for their campaigns?
Speaking of conservative asshattery, looks like Mr. “Peabody Award”, Bill O’Reilly has some competition for senior huckster of Newscorp. I give you Mr. Pulitzer “nominee”.
Well, conservatives don’t listen, we all know that, so they think Bruce is being patriotic in that song.
PS: heck I don’t think most anyone listens anymore anyway….too much danger of learning something they don’t wanna know
Nah, they think it will get them “the youth vote”. they’re creepy
Right? Very much like the Beatles’ song “Revolution” was thought by the US government to be subversive but if you listen to the words, that’s not the message at all. Then, again, if they didn’t cherry pick and take things out of context, they wouldn’t be conservative.
Bruce Springstein will, most likely, have numerous statues, venues, etc built honoring his work, artistry and social awareness. And rightly so. Gov. Christie will be honored by naming numerous SuperFund sites in NJ after him. And rightly so.
Christie will have a statue too but it will be at the Hoboken Zoo and it will say “Manatee exhibit”.
We all know by now that conservative’s brains are very susceptible to the waves coming out of the TEEVEE. I, in fact, warned an old man the other day that the thing will rot your brain with the subliminals that it implants in the subconscious….esp if the people’s heads are bigger than your own. Scary
Bruce will be honored for real; Christie will be honored with plaques at many buffets around the Great State of New Jersey.
He spoke at a town hall yesterday and called a Democratic State Senator an SOB for disagreeing with him on the budget. He is a bully.
Thanks for the link. I laughed at this quote from Brooks himself:
This is the equivalent of saying “you better put your labels on everything good and tight, because things might get nuanced or complicated”.
Definition? Sure, lots of it. Depth? Not so much.
The mere fact that these fascists enjoy/pretend to enjoy that hack Springsteen’s Broadway illusion of rock&roll is confirmation that Springsteen sucks.